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A. General information
Party Slovak Republic Period covered in this report: 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2004
Details of agency preparing this report Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, CITES Management Authority
Contributing agencies, organizations or individuals Slovak Environmental Inspection, CITES Scientific Authority, Presidium of the Police Force, Customs Directorate of the Slovak Republic
B. Legislative and regulatory measures
1 Has information on CITES-relevant legislation already been provided under the CITES National Legislation Project? If yes, ignore questions 2, 3 and 4.
Yes (fully) Yes (partly) No No information/unknown
2 If your country has planned, drafted or enacted any CITES-relevant legislation, please provide the following details:
Title and date: Status: Brief description of contents:
3 Is enacted legislation available in one of the working languages of the Convention?
Yes No No information
4 If yes, please attach a copy of the full legislative text or key legislative provisions that were gazetted.
legislation attached provided previously not available, will send later
5 Which of the following issues are addressed by any stricter domestic measures that your country has adopted for CITES-listed species (in accordance with Article XIV of the Convention)?
Tick all applicable
The conditions for: The complete prohibition of: Issue Yes No No
information Yes No No information
Trade Taking Possession Transport
Other (specify) Additional comments
Complete prohibition of possession of non-native species of Falconiformes and Strigiformes and taking native protected species.
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6 What were the results of any review or assessment of the effectiveness of
CITES legislation, with regard to the following items? Tick all applicable
Item Adequate Partially Inadequate Inadequate No information
Powers of CITES authorities Clarity of legal obligations Control over CITES trade Consistency with existing policy
on wildlife management and use
Coverage of law for all types of offences
Coverage of law for all types of penalties
Implementing regulations Coherence within legislation Other (please specify):
Please provide details if available: No review or assessment has taken place
7 If no review or assessment has taken place, is one planned for the next reporting period?
Yes No No information
Please provide details if available: 8 Has there been any review of legislation on the following subjects
in relation to implementation of the Convention? Tick all applicable
Subject Yes No No information Access to or ownership of natural resources Harvesting
Transporting of live specimens Handling and housing of live specimens
Please provide details if available: 9 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
C. Compliance and enforcement measures
Yes No No information
1 Have any of the following compliance monitoring operations been undertaken?
Review of reports and other information provided by traders and producers:
Inspections of traders, producers, markets
Border controls
Other (specify)
2 Have any administrative measures (e.g., fines, bans, suspensions) been imposed for CITES-related violations?
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3 If Yes, please indicate how many and for what types of violations? If available, please attach details as Annex.
Types of violantions (imposed fine): a) violations of provisions export – import: 27 violations
b) other (acording to Slovak law) violations: 56 violations
4 Have any significant seizures, confiscations and forfeitures of CITES specimens been made?
5 If information available:
Significant seizures/confiscations
Total seizures/confiscations
If possible, please specify per group of species or attach details on annex. See Annex.
Number
1/8
3/80
6 Have there been any criminal prosecutions of significant CITES-related violations?
7 If Yes, how many and for what types of violations? If available, please attach details as Annex.
Illegal holding of cca 220 specimens of species listed in Appendix I and II, the case is still investigated.
8 Have there been any other court actions of CITES-related violations?
9 If Yes, what were the violations involved and what were the results? Please attach details as Annex.
See Annex. 10 How were the confiscated specimens generally disposed of? Tick if applicable
– Return to country of export
– Public zoos or botanical gardens
– Designated rescue centres – Approved, private facilities – Euthanasia – Other (specify) Comments:
11 Has your country provided to the Secretariat detailed information on significant cases of illegal trade (e.g. through an ECOMESSAGE or other means), or information on convicted illegal traders and persistent offenders?
Yes
No
Not applicable
No information
Comments: According to the national legislation personal data, which ECOMESSAGEs contain, are protected.
12 Has your country been involved in cooperative enforcement activities with other countries
(e.g. exchange of intelligence, technical support, investigative assistance, joint operation, etc.)?
Yes
No
No information
13 If Yes, please give a brief description: Cooperation with Hungary (exchange of intelligence)
14 Has your country offered any incentives to local communities to assist in the enforcement of CITES legislation, e.g. leading to the arrest and conviction of offenders?
Yes
No
No information
15 If Yes, please describe:
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16 Has there been any review or assessment of CITES-related enforcement?
Yes
No
Not applicable
No information
Comments: A part of Annual report of the Slovak Environmental Inspection
17 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
D. Administrative measures
D1 Management Authority (MA)
1 Have there been any changes in the designation of or contact information for the MA(s) in your country which are not yet reflected in the CITES Directory?
Yes No No information
2 If Yes, please use the opportunity to provide those changes here. 3 If there is more than one MA in your country, has a lead MA been
designated? Only 1 MA
Yes No No information
4 If Yes, please name that MA and indicate whether it is identified as the lead MA in the CITES Directory.
5 How many staff work in each MA? 4 persons 6 Can you estimate the percentage of time they spend on CITES
related matters? If yes, please give estimation 100%
Yes No No information
What are the skills/expertise of staff within the MA(s)? Tick if applicable – Administration – Biology 3 persons – Economics/trade – Law/policy 1 person – Other (specify)
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– No information 8 Have the MA(s) undertaken or supported any research activities in
relation to CITES species or technical issues (e.g. labelling, tagging, species identification) not covered in D2(8) and D2(9)?
Yes No No information
9 If Yes, please give the species name and provide details of the kind of research involved.
10 Please provide details of any additional measures taken
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D2 Scientific Authority (SA)
1 Have there been any changes in the designation of or contact information for the SA(s) in your country which are not yet reflected in the CITES Directory?
Yes No No information
2 If Yes, please use the opportunity to provide those changes here.
3 Has your country designated a Scientific Authority independent from the Management Authority?
Yes No No information
What is the structure of the SA(s) in your country? Tick if applicable – Government institution – Academic or research institution – Permanent committee – Pool of individuals with certain expertise
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– Other (specify) 5 How many staff work in each SA on CITES issues? Only 1 SA with 3 persons. 6 Can you estimate the percentage of time they spend on CITES
related matters? If yes, please give estimation 100%
Yes No No information
7 What are the skills/expertise of staff within the SA(s)? Tick if applicable – Botany 1 person – Ecology – Fisheries – Forestry – Welfare – Zoology 2 persons – Other (specify) – No information
8 Have any research activities been undertaken by the SA(s) in relation to CITES species?
Yes No No information
9 If Yes, please give the species name and provide details of the kind of research involved. Species
name Populations Distribution Off take
Legal trade
Illegal trade
Other (specify)
1 2 3 etc. No information
10 Have any project proposals for scientific research been submitted to the Secretariat under Resolution Conf. 12.2?
Yes No No information
11 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
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D3 Enforcement Authorities
1 To date, has your country advised the Secretariat of any enforcement authorities that have been designated for the receipt of confidential enforcement information related to CITES?
Yes
No
No information
2 If No, please designate them here (with address, phone, fax and email).
- Mr. BURKERT Marcel, Presidium of Police Corps, Office Judicial and Criminal Police, Department Economical and Environment Crime, Račianska 45, 812 72 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; telephone: (+421) 9610 50156, 905 637287; fax: (+421) 9610 59070; e-mail: [email protected]
- Mr. KERN Mario, the same office, telephone and fax as above; e-mail [email protected] - Mr. CSIBA Attila, Customs Criminal Office, Department of Other Commercial Fraud and
Abbreviated Investigation, Bajkalská 24, 824 97 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; telephone: (+4212) 58251221; fax: (+4212) 53414574; e-mail: [email protected]
- Mrs. MUCKOVA Beata, Head Inspector, Nature Protection Inspection Department, Karloveská 2, 842 22 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; telephone: (+4212) 6029 2359; fax: (+4212) 6029 2360; e-mail: [email protected]
- Mrs. KMECOVA Dana, CITES Management Authority, Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, Nám. Ľ. Štúra 1, 812 35 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; telephone: (+4212) 5956 2170; fax: (+4212) 5956 2207; e-mail: [email protected]
3 Has your country established a specialized unit responsible for CITES-related enforcement (e.g. within the wildlife department, Customs, the police, public prosecutor’s office)?
Yes
No
Under consideration
No information
4 If Yes, please state which is the lead agency for enforcement: The lead agency is not established, competency of each authority is given by national legislation.
5 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
D4 Communication, information management and exchange
1 To what extent is CITES information in your country computerized? Tick if applicable
– Monitoring and reporting of data on legal trade
– Monitoring and reporting of data on illegal trade
– Permit issuance
– Not at all
– Other (specify)
2 Do the following authorities have access to the Internet? Tick if applicable
Authority
Yes,
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Yes,
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Please provide details where appropriate
Management Authority
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Scientific Authority
Enforcement Authority
Some inspectorates through dial-up connection, all others continuous unrestricted access
3 Do you have an electronic information system providing information on CITES species?
Yes No No information
4 If Yes, does it provide information on: Tick if applicable
– Legislation (national, regional or international)?
– Conservation status (national, regional, international)?
– Other (please specify)?
5 Is it available through the Internet:
Yes No Not applicable No information
Please provide URL: www.cites.sk
6 Do the following authorities have access to the following publications? Tick if applicable
Publication Management Authority
Scientific Authority
Enforcement Authority
2003 Checklist of CITES Species (book)
2003 Checklist of CITES Species and Annotated Appendices (CD-ROM)
Identification Manual
CITES Handbook
7 If not, what problems have been encountered to access to the mentioned information? Enforcement authorities have alphabetical list of CITES species (Slovak/scientific names) prepared by SA.
8 Have enforcement authorities reported to the Management Authority on: Tick if applicable
– Mortality in transport?
– Seizures and confiscations? (reported by customs offices, inspection and district offices)
– Discrepancy in number of items in permit and number of items actually traded?
Comments:
9 Is there a government website with information on CITES and its requirements?
Yes No No information
If Yes, please give the URL: www.enviro.gov.sk
10 Have CITES authorities been involved in any of the following activities to bring about better accessibility to and understanding of the Convention’s requirements to the wider public?
Tick if applicable
– Press releases/conferences
– Newspaper articles, radio/television appearances
– Brochures, leaflets
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– Presentations
– Displays
– Information at border crossing points
– Telephone hotline
– Other (specify) web sites: www.cites.sk and www.enviro.gov.sk
Please attach copies of any items as Annex.
11 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
D5 Permitting and registration procedures
1 Have any changes in permit format or the designation and signatures of officials empowered to sign CITES permits/certificates been reported previously to the Secretariat? If no, please provide details of any:
Yes No Not applicable No information
Changes in permit format: Changes in designation or signatures of relevant officials:
2 To date, has your country developed written permit procedures for any of the following?
Tick if applicable
Yes No No information Permit issuance/acceptance Registration of traders Registration of producers
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3 Please indicate how many CITES documents were issued or denied in the two year period? (Note that actual trade is normally reported in the Annual Report by Parties. This question refers to issued documents).
Year 1 Import or introduction from
the sea Export Re-export Other
Comments
How many documents were issued? 101 74 15 0
How many applications were denied because of severe ommissions or mis-information?
0 0 0 0
- 7 applications were rejected (the conditions for issuing import/export permit were not satisfied) - 1 was rejected on the basis of negative opinion of SA
Year 2 How many documents were issued?
46 34 7 0
How many applications were denied because of severe ommissions or mis-information?
0 0 0 0
- 2 applications were rejected (the conditions for issuing import permit were not satisfied) - 1 was rejected on the basis of negative opinion of SA
4 Were any CITES documents that were issued later cancelled and replaced because of severe ommissions or mis-information?
Yes No No information
5 If Yes, please give the reasons for this. 6 Please give the reasons for rejection of CITES documents from other
countries. Tick if applicable
Reason Yes No No information Technical violations Suspected fraud Insufficient basis for finding of non-detriment Insufficient basis for finding of legal acquisition Other (specify)
7 Are harvest and/or export quotas as a management tool in the procedure for issuance of permits?
Yes No No information
Comments: Export quotas of exporting countries are a management tool in procedure for issuance import permits.
8 How many times has the Scientific Authority been requested to provide opinions? Each time (cca 150 times)
9 Has the Management Authority charged fees for permit issuance, registration or related CITES activities?
Tick if applicable
– Issuance of CITES documents: – Licensing or registration of operations that produce CITES species: – Harvesting of CITES-listed species :
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– Use of CITES-listed species: – Assignment of quotas for CITES-listed species: – Importing of CITES-listed species: – Other (specify): trade in specimens of species listed in Appendix I
10 If Yes, please provide the amounts of such fees.
The fee of application for CITES permits and certificates in Slovakia is 50 € for entrepreneur and legal entity and 5 € for natural persons. It means, that the fee must be paied also in the case, when the permit or certificate is not issued. Museums of natural sciences need not pay any fees as well as zoological gardens.
11 Have revenues from fees been used for the implementation of CITES or wildlife conservation?
Tick if applicable
– Entirely: – Partly: – Not at all: – Not relevant: Comments:
12 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
D6 Capacity building
1 Have any of the following activities been undertaken to enhance effectiveness of CITES implementation at the national level?
Tick if applicable
Increased budget for activities Improvement of national networks
Hiring of more staff Purchase of technical equipment for monitoring/enforcement
Development of implementation tools
Computerisation
– Other (specify)
2 Have the CITES authorities in your country been the recipient of any of the following capacity building activities provided by external sources?
Please tick boxes to indicate which target group and which activity.
Target group Ora
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Tech
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Fina
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Trai
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What were the external sources?
Staff of Management Authority
Staff of Scientific Authority Partly Danish government
Staff of enforcement authorities
Traders
NGOs
Public
Other (specify)
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3 Have the CITES authorities in your country been the providers of any of the following capacity building activities?
Please tick boxes to indicate which target group and which activity.
Target group Ora
l or w
ritte
n ad
vice
/gui
danc
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Tech
nica
l as
sist
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Fina
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Trai
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Oth
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Details
Staff of Management Authority
Staff of Scientific Authority
Staff of enforcement authorities
Traders
NGOs
Public
Other parties/International meetings
Other (specify) district offices
4 Please provide details of any additional measures taken
D7 Collaboration/co-operative initiatives
1 Is there an inter-agency or inter-sectoral committee on CITES? Yes
No
No information
2 If Yes, which agencies are represented and how often does it meet?
MA, SA, police, Customs, inspection; annually
3 If No, please indicated the frequency of meetings or consultancies used by the MA to ensure co-ordination among CITES authorities (e.g. other MAs, SA(s), Customs, police, others):
Daily Weekly Monthly
Annually None No information
Other (specify)
Meetings
Consultations SA
others
4 At the national level have there been any efforts to collaborate with:
Tick if applicable Details if available
Agencies for development and trade
Provincial, state or territorial authorities
Local authorities or communities
Indigenous peoples
Trade or other private sector associations
NGOs
Other (specify)
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5 To date, have any Memoranda of Understanding or other formal arrangements for institutional cooperation related to CITES been agreed between the MA and the following agencies?
Tick if applicable
SA
Customs
Police
Other border authorities (specify)
Other government agencies
Private sector bodies
NGOs
Other (specify)
6 Has your country participated in any regional activities related to CITES?
Tick if applicable
Workshops
Meetings
Other (specify)
7 Has your country encouraged any non-Party to accede to the Convention?
Yes
No
No information
8 If Yes, which one(s) and in what way?
9 Has your country provided technical or financial assistance to another country in relation to CITES?
Yes
No
No information
10 If Yes, which country(ies) and what kind of assistance was provided?
11 Has your country provided any data for inclusion in the CITES Identification Manual?
Yes
No
No information
12 If Yes, please give a brief description.
13 Has your country taken measures to achieve co-ordination and reduce duplication of activities between the national authorities for CITES and other multilateral environmental agreements (e.g. the biodiversity-related Conventions)?
Yes
No
No information
14 If Yes, please give a brief description.
15 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
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D8 Areas for future work
1 Are any of the following activities needed to enhance effectiveness of CITES implementation at the national level and what is the respective level of priority?
Activity High Medium Low Increased budget for activities Hiring of more staff Development of implementation tools Improvement of national networks Purchase of new technical equipment for monitoring and enforcement Computerisation Other (specify)
2 Has your country encountered any difficulties in implementing specific Resolutions or Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties?
Yes No No information
3 If Yes, which one(s) and what is the main difficulty? 4 Have any constraints to implementation of the Convention arisen in your
country requiring attention or assistance? Yes No No information
5 If Yes, please describe the constraint and the type of attention or assistance that is required. 6 Has your country identified any measures, procedures or mechanisms
within the Convention that would benefit from review and/or simplification?
Yes No No information
7 If Yes, please give a brief description. 8 Please provide details of any additional measures taken:
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E. General feedback
Please provide any additional comments you would like to make, including comments on this format.
Thank you for completing the form. Please remember to include relevant attachments, referred to in the report. For convenience these are listed again below:
Question Item B4 Copy of full text of CITES-relevant legislation Enclosed
Not available Not relevant
C3 Details of violations and administrative measures imposed Enclosed Not available Not relevant
C5 Details of specimens seized, confiscated or forfeited Enclosed Not available Not relevant
C7 Details of violations and results of prosecutions Enclosed Not available Not relevant
C9 Details of violations and results of court actions Enclosed Not available Not relevant
D4 (10) Details of nationally produced brochures or leaflets on CITES produced for educational or public awareness purposes, Comments
Enclosed Not available Not relevant
